Volunteer firefighters — who comprise more than 65 percent of the U.S. fire service — have higher levels of “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their bodies than the general public, according to a Rutgers study. The study, which was published in … [Read more...]
AFFTON, Mo. — The fire burning at a chemical plant in Affton was extinguished Thursday evening after multiple explosions at the plant. Lt. Matt Coppin with the Metro West Fire Protection District said there were multiple explosions at the Manor Chemical Plant at around … [Read more...]
TESLA & RELATED ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE CRASHES, EMERGENCIES & FIRES: Did you see the latest TESLA incident? This one featured NO driver in the car-and both occupants were killed (VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-auYtGZlew ) ***TRAINING: FIREFIGHTING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE … [Read more...]
Tesla is committed to helping fire departments and first responders safely handle emergency situations involving Tesla vehicles and has provided numerous Emergency Response Guides for their specific models, as well as additional information on electric vehicle safety training, … [Read more...]
Two Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty, one was injured and one civilian is unaccounted for, after an electricity storage facility caught fire in southern Beijing (China) yesterday. A total of 235 firefighters and 47 fire companies worked the fire at the storage … [Read more...]
This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
Three government and religious leaders tell News 12 that the fire alarm system at the site of a fatal fire in Spring Valley was taken down for several hours the night before the fire broke out. Sources say that the possible reason for the alarm being taken offline was likely … [Read more...]
An Oklahoma fire chief was arrested at the scene of a fire after a state trooper determined the firefighter was under the influence of alcohol. William Mick, 48, of Haileyville, was charged Monday with misdemeanor public intoxication, according to documents filed at the … [Read more...]
By Atlanta Journal-Constitution Working in the hardscrabble poultry processing industry is a dangerous job, but death in a freezing fog of liquid nitrogen vapor is not among the assumed risks. That sudden, brutal fate was shared by six employees of a Gainesville … [Read more...]
Last night and into this morning FDNY units in Queens operated at a serious tractor trailer collision/fire involving several hundred LPG cylinders. Here is some video of that incident: ===MUST WATCH: VERY DETAILED PRE-ARRIVAL AND OPERATING 20 Min … [Read more...]